Coming back after the Reds went ahead in the 10th inning, the Cubs rallied for two runs to gain a 4-3 victory. Andy Kosco homered for the Reds and Ron Santo for the Cubs in the early going before the clubs went into overtime. The Reds took the lead in the 10th when Larry Stahl doubled and Billy Williams, playing first base, threw past pitcher Bob Locker covering the bag on a grounder by Pete Rose.

The Cubs also benefited from an error in their rally. Santo grounded to Clay Carroll and reached second on the pitcher's wild throw. Matt Alexander ran for Santo and scored the tying run on a sacrifice by Jose Cardenal and single by Paul Popovich. Randy Hundley singled, Popovich stopping at second. Jim Hickman followed with a single, but Popovich was out trying to score. However, Don Kessinger came through with another single and Hundley crossed the plate with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    23, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   3  6  1
Cubs         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    2  -   4  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .340      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     3   0   .297      Monday cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .266
Driessen 3b,1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .284
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Carty lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Gullett pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Santo 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .282
  Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Cardenal rf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .306
Kosco rf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .253      Popovich 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .226
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .180      Hundley c             3   1   2   1     0   0   .223
Crosby ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .183      Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .059
  King ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .214        Locker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Chaney pr,ss        1   2   1   0     0   0   .170        Bourque ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .075        Hickman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .249
  Tolan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .207
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .045

Totals               35   3   6   1     3  10             Totals               30   4   8   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 17,090
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cubs 4
DP: Reds 4, Cubs 0
Errors: Carroll, Williams
Doubles: Chaney (4), Cardenal (30), Santo (24)
Home Runs: Kosco (4), Santo (14)
Stolen Bases: Gullett (1)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Popovich (4), Hundley (4), Cardenal (3)
GIDP: Carty (2), Popovich (7), Kessinger (12), Williams (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                7     3   2   2   3   4   1  25   2.94
Borbon                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.36
Carroll L(5-7)          0.1   2   2   0   0   0   0   4   3.69
Hall                    0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.70
Totals                  9.2   8   4   2   4   5   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  7.1   4   2   2   3   9   1  27   3.31
Locker W(6-5)           2.2   2   1   0   0   1   0  11   2.68
Totals                 10     6   3   2   3  10   1  38

Wild Pitches: Locker (6)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan walked; Driessen struck
out; Perez singled to pitcher [Morgan to second]; Bench flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Monday
walked; Williams walked [Monday to second]; Carty grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Williams out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Kosco homered; Geronimo struck out; Crosby struck out;
Grimsley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo homered; Cardenal popped to second; Popovich
grounded out (third to first); Hundley popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Bonham grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
lined to right; Monday lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench struck
out; Kosco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty struck
out; Santo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Crosby popped
to catcher in foul territory; Grimsley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal doubled; Popovich out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Cardenal to third]; Hundley out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cardenal scored]; Bonham
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to first); Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Monday grounded out
(second to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 2.

REDS 7TH: Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kosco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Santo doubled to
left; Cardenal was walked intentionally; Popovich grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Cardenal out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; KING BATTED FOR
CROSBY; King singled to left; CHANEY RAN FOR KING; TOLAN BATTED
FOR GRIMSLEY; Tolan singled to center [Chaney to second]; LOCKER
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Rose forced Tolan (first to
shortstop) [Chaney to third]; Locker threw a wild pitch [Chaney
scored, Rose to second]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BORBON REPLACED
TOLAN (PITCHING); Hundley singled to right; On a bunt Locker
struck out; Kessinger grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hundley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Cubs 2.

REDS 9TH: Driessen singled to right; Perez forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); GULLETT RAN FOR PEREZ; Gullett stole
second; Bench struck out; Kosco grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: MENKE REPLACED GULLETT (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Monday walked; Williams grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Monday out at
second]; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 2.

REDS 10TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Chaney
doubled to right; STAHL BATTED FOR BORBON; Stahl flied out to
left; Rose reached on an error by Williams [Chaney scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Rose to third]; Morgan flied out to left; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 10TH: CARROLL REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Santo reached on
an error by Carroll [Santo to second]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR SANTO;
Cardenal out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alexander
to third]; Debut game for Matt Alexander; Popovich
singled to right [Alexander scored (unearned)]; Hundley singled
to left [Popovich to second]; BOURQUE BATTED FOR LOCKER; HALL
REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); HICKMAN BATTED FOR BOURQUE; Hickman
singled to left [Popovich out at home (left to catcher), Hundley
to second]; Kessinger singled to left [Hundley scored
(unearned), Hickman to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Cubs 4.